10-09 Josh Allen

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen addresses the media following Wednesday's practice, as his team readies for a Monday night matchup with the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. (Courtesy of the Buffalo Bills)

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00:00Yeah, I think, you know, sometimes it's referred to as a game of inches.

00:10It's exactly what it came down to.

00:12Just a couple inches on a few different throws

00:14that could have drastically changed the game

00:16and would be talking a different tune this morning.

00:20But, you know, that's how the game goes sometimes.

00:22We're going to continue to keep working

00:24and I've got to find ways to be better for this team.

00:28There are questions about the new look we're seeing

00:32already on whatever that game was.

00:36What gives you confidence in knowing that this group can come together

00:40and perform at the level it was the first three weeks

00:43as opposed to how things have been going the past week?

00:47Because we've shown it before in the first couple weeks

00:50and, you know, had a great training camp.

00:52And the group of guys that we have in this room are special.

00:56They work hard, you know, and they're smart football players.

01:01And I've got no doubt and I've got a lot of trust in these guys.

01:03So we're just going to keep our head down

01:05and focus on the process more than the result.

01:07I know the result hasn't been great the last couple weeks.

01:09But, you know, that's the name of the game.

01:12That's why we play.

01:13Go out there and test our strengths against their strengths

01:15and figure out what our weakness is on and continue to work on those.

01:20So that's what we're going to continue to do.

01:21How important is it to your team?

01:24Very important.

01:26You know, it's – you know, we talk about everyone eats

01:29and it's fine and dandy when everybody is,

01:31but sometimes there's people that are left out

01:34and you want to continue to incorporate them in your offense.

01:36And he's been one guy that we've got to get going.

01:38And we know that.

01:39Joe knows that.

01:40I think the whole team knows that.

01:42And we're better when ADA is playing well.

01:46Again, just finding ways to get guys the ball

01:48and open space and it starts with me.

01:52How do you get Dawson going and not like almost force it,

01:56like over correct, if you will?

01:59Yeah, I mean, I think that's a good question.

02:03But maybe getting back to our base stuff that we ran in training camp

02:07and just trusting what we call

02:11and not trying to be so much in the perfect position

02:14and just trusting what our guys can do.

02:16And that's kind of as simple as we want to make it.

02:19And, you know, we had a lot of guys

02:21with a lot of different skill sets on this team

02:23and we want to utilize everybody's talents.

02:25And he's definitely a talented player that we've got to utilize.

02:27You said get back to the base stuff.

02:30How much does it help that you have a long history with Dawson?

02:33It helps a lot.

02:34It helps a lot.

02:35I know him as a player, as a person that pays dividends on the field.

02:38And, you know, I've got, again, the utmost trust in him as a player

02:45and as a person.

02:47So, again, I've got no worries of what we are going to do

02:51and how we're going to get better.

02:53And, again, he's just another guy that works hard and doesn't complain.

02:56And we're going to find ways to get him in good positions

03:00to have opportunities to make some plays for us.

03:02And when the opportunities are there, he's going to make the plays.

03:04And if they're not there,

03:07that means someone else has an opportunity to make a play for us.

03:10So that's how we're addressing that right now.

03:13Josh, follow up on Josh.

03:15Even though it's been five games yet,

03:17is it still a discovery stage every week?

03:19I think so, yeah.

03:20It's hard to know everybody.

03:23And, obviously, with Khalil going down last week,

03:27guys stepping into that role, having Shave up in the lineup.

03:32It just takes time.

03:33And, you know, understanding that

03:35and trusting, again, the process and going out there and practicing

03:39and working hard more so than what has happened over the last couple weeks

03:43because I know what type of guys we have in this locker room

03:46and the type of players that we have.

03:48And, ultimately, it comes down to us going out there and executing.

03:51Even in the first game, you think you were moving the ball in the first half.

03:57And then in the first three games total, you were moving the ball.

04:00What do you attribute to slow starts and the lack of production in the first half,

04:05halves of the past two games?

04:07Well, I've got to be better.

04:08Ball placement.

04:09And, again, a couple of throws that I wish I could have had back this last game.

04:13But just making sure that we're on the same page

04:16and it starts with the quarterback and that's on me.

04:19So, again, just trying to find ways this next week of sustaining drives,

04:24being better on third down, staying out of some of these third and long situations.

04:28But, one, protecting myself.

04:30Two, not taking sacks and getting the ball out of my hands

04:34as quickly as possible when the times present itself.

04:37How is your head?

04:38A lot of people still have expressed concern that maybe something went wrong.

04:43How is your head?

04:44Yeah, I obviously went into the tent, and I can only control what I can control.

04:48And what we talked about there, they deemed me cleared to play,

04:52and that's kind of what happened.

04:54So that's as deep as I'll get into it.

04:56Obviously, you know the Jets very well.

04:59They've ranked in the top two in past defense three years in a row now.

05:02Just what do you think about the challenge of attacking their secondary especially?

05:06Yeah, they play really hard-nosed football.

05:10Their front is very talented.

05:12They've got some talented players in the back end as well.

05:15A really good linebacker duo.

05:19So they're a tough defense to play against.

05:23Number one, I think establishing the run

05:25and making sure that we can try to commit to that.

05:28And then, again, being smart with where the football is going,

05:31how quickly we get it out of our hands.

05:33And I think, you know, going back to last year's game here,

05:38it was a good tell of just like, hey,

05:40when the opportunities present itself downfield, great.

05:42But if not, let's get the ball to our playmakers' hands.

05:45And I thought we ran it well last year against them.

05:48But it wasn't like this crazy 300-yard run or pass game.

05:52It was just kind of a good balanced attack

05:54that we're going to have to utilize going forward,

05:56and especially against this team

05:58because they're playing some really good football right now.

06:02A little turbulence right now, a couple losses in a row.

06:04What's the message you're making sure that the guys understand inside?

06:07Yeah, just staying together.

06:08And I think we have enough guys from this team that were here last year,

06:14knowing where we were last year, right, 5-5,

06:17and had to win so many games to get into the playoffs.

06:20And, you know, there's a good perspective, right?

06:23Joe talked about, you know, we could have been 0-2

06:26and gotten a three-game win streak,

06:27and now we're feeling on top of the world.

06:29You know, as we started 3-0

06:30and we've lost the last two against two good teams,

06:33you know, you can find yourself questioning things.

06:36But we're just sticking together, sticking to the game plan,

06:40and, again, just trusting the process.

06:42Josh, you guys are going up against a team that has a fire inside the coach,

06:45especially considering the slow starts for your team the last couple weeks.

06:49What are the conversations this week amongst you guys

06:51about sort of matching that sense of urgency that they're going to have?

06:55Yeah, I mean, I think it's a tough situation to be in, right,

07:00when a team fires their coach

07:02because you're not sure how they're going to react to that.

07:05My sense is they're going to be prepared to go Monday night.

07:10So we're going to have to handle every shot that they throw at us

07:13and keep getting back up and moving forward.

07:16So, yeah, have to have a great sense of urgency, get off to a hot start

07:20and find ways, like I said, to stay on the field on third down

07:23and score touchdowns when we're down in the red zone.

07:26When a game's like hanging in the balance, late-game situations,

07:31you've been with Sean for so long,

07:33put a lot of this last game on himself for that last sequence.

07:36How much trust do you have in him?

07:38I've got supreme trust, and, you know,

07:40it says a lot of how much trust he has in me down there in that situation,

07:45and I've got to find a way to convert.

07:47Shane, for you, last night against a new head coach,

07:50I mean, obviously there's things they do well.

07:52They'll probably continue to do that, but they might change some things up.

07:55How do you guys prepare differently, if at all?

07:57Yeah, we have a good week of practice.

07:59We game plan well.

08:02You know, I don't expect them to change everything about them,

08:05but just sticking to our base rules and trusting the eyes

08:08and trusting what Joe's calling and going out there and executing.

08:11Thank you, guys.

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